Jill -

It is 2 different HOLISTIC MDs that have prescribed the cortef for me. I never claimed to have studied medicine or chemistry, so I'm a bit puzzled by the challenging responses....I'm not claiming to be an expert. I just was sharing info that my 2 holistic doctors gave to me, that's all. I'm not a doctor, but needless to say, neither are you. I'm fine with people having different opinions out there. That's ok if you don't agree with me. But as I said, a healthy persons body produces cortisol (cortef) on it's own - mine does not. SInce mine does not, and cortisol is vital to the functioning of the body, then I need to supplement with it. If a person is already producing the necessary amounts of cortisol on its own, then of course it's not a good idea to supplement with it....but if it's not producing this vital hormone, you need to remedy that. And for my treatment, we are working on the underlying causes of the adrenal fatigue, but in the meantime, I can't funciton without my adrenal gland, and it doesn't just heal on its own.